This lovely Russian Easter egg called *Eagle* has been created in the Faberge style. The original designs for the Imperial eggs were inspired by historical art works that Faberge imitated or copied from his travels or from the Hermitage. Gilded brass, colored enamel.
The Faberge eggs began in 1884 with an Easter egg made by the brilliant Russian jeweller Faberge for the Russian tsar Alexander III that became a gift for his wife.
This golden eagle is holding the golden scepter in his right talon, while the golden imperial orb is in his left talon. Some say that the double-headed eagle coat of arms was adopted in 1497 by Tsar Ivan III, who took the Byzantinian two-headed eagle and improved it with the arms of Moscow.
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